Leptasthenura platensis
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The tufted tit-spinetail (Leptasthenura platensis) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and possibly Paraguay. The tufted tit-spinetail is monotypic.
The tufted tit-spinetail is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 10 to 12 g (0.35 to 0.42 oz). It is a small, slender, long-tailed furnariid with a short crest and a short bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thin pale supercilium on an otherwise dull grayish brown face. Their crown and crest are dark brown with paler streaks, their back and rump dull grayish brown, and their uppertail coverts a paler grayish brown with a tawny tinge. Their wings are mostly grayish brown with some paler feather edges and tips. Their tail is mostly dark fuscous with some dull rufous at the ends of the outermost feathers; it is graduated and the feathers narrow at the tips giving a spiny appearance. Their throat and upper breast are whitish with faint brownish markings; the rest of their underparts are pale grayish brown with slightly darker flanks and undertail coverts. Their iris is brown, their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Tit-Spinetail sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 274 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Tit-Spinetail in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tufted Tit-Spinetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Tufted Tit-Spinetail sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cordoba (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Tufted Tit-Spinetail that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 90%), Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (about 40%) and Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tufted Tit-Spinetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Buenos Aires (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
